Ergonomic Product Guide – A downloadable web guide for direct care managers and employees who work in non-direct care worksites. For your convenience, the guide is broken into seven sections:

1. Introduction to Ergonomics [pdf]
   
2. Risk Factors and the Right Tools [pdf]
3. Food Service [pdf]
4. Groundskeeping and Maintenance [pdf]
5. Laundry/Housekeeping [pdf]
6. Mail and Supply/Shipping and Receiving [pdf]
7. Ergonomic Web Resources [pdf]

The 44-page guide provides information on how to decrease injury risk factors associated with performing certain job tasks. The guide is a collaborative project by the New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, CSEA, the Partnership, and the NYS & CSEA Statewide Ergonomics Subcommittee.

A single pdf of the Ergonomic Product Guide (2 MB) can be downloaded here. Note download of the full pdf will require more time than the sections above.

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